Hit the street to kick off Illinois Homecoming Week in the annual Illinois Homecoming 5K race! Join us on Sunday, September 8 at 10 a.m., rain or shine, to run, jog, walk,or roll from the east end of Anniversary Plaza to the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. After finishing, we invite you to celebrate at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center with food, drinks, the Marching Illini and other special guests to kick off Homecoming week! Students, staff, faculty, alumni, community members, Illini fans and families are all welcomed!

Registration for the in-person race will be open from July 23 to 9:30 a.m. to September 8. To be guaranteed a race t-shirt for the in-person 5K, please register before 11:59 p.m. on August 20. 

A big thank you to the Student Alumni Ambassadors, Second Wind Running Club and the University of Illinois Alumni Association for making this race happen! I-L-L!

Race Fee: $5-$30

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